(~s)
A ~ is a long and difficult search for something. (LITERARY)
My ~ for a better bank continues.
= search
N-COUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf
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If you go in ~ of something, you try to find or obtain it.
He went on to say that he was going to New York in ~ of peace...
PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR, PHR n